September 1, 2002
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| ISACA introduces management-level security certification |
As businesses face complex IT security threats, executives must ensure their IT security managers have the expertise to reduce risk and protect the organization. To address this need, the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISAAC), a recognized entity focused on IT governance, control and assurance, has introduced the new Certified Information Security Manager CISM designation.
The CISM certification concentrates on specialist-based skills and is designed to provide senior executives with the assurance that those certified have the expertise to offer effective security management and consulting. It is a business-oriented designation for professionals who manage an organization’s information security and possess the knowledge and experience to set up, implement and direct a security structure to manage risk effectively.
“The integrity and reliability of information and IT systems are crucial to an enterprise’s success, so executives need to ensure that professionals at the enterprise’s security helm are skilled and capable,” said Marios Damianides, CISA, CPA, CA, chair of the ISACA.
To earn the CISM designation, professionals are required to successfully complete the CISM examination (offered in 2003), adhere to a code of ethics and submit verified evidence of five years of information security work experience.
Web site: www.isaca.org. PR
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